New York City’s new Democratic Socialist (communist) Mayor Zohran Mamdani is having trouble finding the means to fund his radical left-wing agenda so he is now going to an old favorite for Democrats – defunding the police.
Apparently, Democrats have still not learned their painful lesson in this exercise in stupidity.
To make matters worse, it has now been reported that Mamdani needs so much money because he is creating all kinds of new diversity positions in his cabinet, another lesson the left has not yet learned.
Look at this:
Mamdani's proposed budget is insanity. The top hits:
-$5.6 million for the Office of Racial Equity
-$4.6 million for the Commission on Racial Equity
-$835K for the Commission on Gender EquityAnd to pay for it all he's raising property taxes to 9.5%! pic.twitter.com/yrzRiGwT6i
— David M. McIntosh (@DavidMMcintosh) February 19, 2026
FOX News reports on the proposed cuts to the police:
Mamdani proposes cutting NYPD budget, canceling 5K new officer hires
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is looking to get the Big Apple on a tighter budget, and seems to see cuts to the New York Police Department (NYPD) as a way of getting the city back on track.
Mamdani’s predecessor, Mayor Eric Adams, proposed at the end of his term that the city hire 5,000 more NYPD officers. However, upon entering office, Mamdani moved to cancel all orders signed by Adams following his Sept. 26, 2024, indictment. This included the proposed NYPD personnel increase.
Under Adams’ plan, the NYPD was set to add 300 officers in July 2026, growing to 2,500 in July 2027 and eventually increasing to 5,000 additional officers annually in July 2028. The Adams plan allowed the NYPD to deploy approximately 40,000 officers to the streets, while Mamdani’s plan caps the number closer to its current level of around 35,000.
Additionally, in the preliminary FY 2027 budget, it notes the importance of “significantly reducing current vacancies,” which could include reductions in funding for the NYPD based on unfilled positions. The Gothamist, a New York-based publication, noted that Mamdani’s budget proposes a $22 million decrease in the NYPD’s $6.4 billion budget next year.
New Yorkers would be completely insane if they allow this to happen.
$10 million for “racial equity.” In NYC. In 2026. 😂
The warmth of collectivism looks a lot like a scam to enrich well-connected Marxist race hustlers.
So good to see New Yorkers get exactly what they voted for! https://t.co/KbBWCerN0s
— Gerry Callahan (@GerryCallahan) February 19, 2026
Mamdani built his career attacking police and supporting the “defund the police” movement.
When it became politically inconvenient, he said he wouldn’t cut law enforcement.
Now, he’s canceling 5,000 new officers and cutting the NYPD budget.
Mamdani has always been anti-law…
— Rep. Claudia Tenney (@RepTenney) February 19, 2026
Defunding the police didn’t work out so well for Democrats a few years ago. Do they really want to go down this road again?
